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Saving for college is something you can never start thinking about too early. And now, with new rules for 529 Plans, it's even easier.
As wallets recover from Thanksgiving groceries, another holiday staple is set to break budgets. The price of Christmas trees is up, and Colorado families are prepared to downsize their traditions.
Working to address the disparity between wages and the costs many families are facing.
As the holiday shopping rush begins, so typically does the hustle for seasonal work. However this year, it may be tough to make a few extra bucks.
Making ends meet this holiday season $3 million in funding will go to local food banks, pantries, organizations, and diaper programs that Coloradans rely on for basic needs.
Colorado's SecureSavings Program has been fully implemented for nearly a year now. It's designed to help those who don't otherwise have retirement savings.
Economic security is elusive for tens of thousands of families, but there are resources to help.
Next year's COLA, while lower than the current year, is still above the historical norm for the annual adjustment, which has averaged 2.6% over the past two decades. However, seniors are reporting that they are struggling.
Low-income residents can begin applying for assistance with their home heating bills in Colorado.
Over the past year, visits to the university's Bear Pantry, which provides food for the community, more than doubled. Thanks to a new partnership with the Weld Food Bank, UNC is now able to bring a mobile version of its food bank to campus monthly.
As Congress passes legislation to avoid a government shutdown, organizations that rely on federal aid are breathing a temporary sigh of relief. But they still have to wonder what will happen in 45 days.
Across Colorado, food banks many of which are already helping more people in need than ever are preparing for a potential government shutdown and the impact it could have on them.
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity is accepting applications for the city's first-ever Legacy Business program. It's designed to protect and strengthen small, locally owned businesses that've been in Denver for a decade or more.
On a sunny summer morning, the Colorado Treasury Department was determined to help Coloradans cash in on benefits.
Amid soaring need for donations, the nonprofit is now asking for even more help after its box truck containing food was stolen on Friday.
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University and Bonnie Brae in Denver, you can't help but notice the history on the walls.
The Anti-Defamation League has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights against the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado.
Authorities in Chaffee County are asking for the public's help finding the person who is responsible for a fire that burned a group of trees last weekend.
Denver synagogue Kohelet is holding its services elsewhere, as it begins to rebuild following a destructive fire earlier this year.
Two rescues within the past week in San Miguel County are a reminder about preparation in the mountains as the arrival of warm weather means more people in the mountains.
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University and Bonnie Brae in Denver, you can't help but notice the history on the walls.
The Anti-Defamation League has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights against the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado.
Joe Ruch is tracking mild but more stormy conditions across Colorado by the end of the weekend.
Denver synagogue Kohelet is holding its services elsewhere, as it begins to rebuild following a destructive fire earlier this year.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI.
Assistant Coach of the Colorado Eagles, Kim Weiss, is headed to Las Vegas after accepting a head coach position for a new Professional Women's Hockey League team.
The 23rd Judicial District Attorney in Douglas County has dropped charges against a woman who was recently involved in two incidents with Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
Iran's World Cup team coach says it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament with a draw.
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed Alessandra Serano to serve as the Justice Department's national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases.
Karl-Anthony Towns will "be beloved forever," Magic Johnson said in a surprise congratulatory message on "CBS Mornings" after the New York Knicks won the NBA championship.
Forecasters say the potential first tropical cyclone of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season could develop into a fully formed storm on Wednesday and bring life-threatening flash flooding.
India alone has more than 18,000 sailors stuck across the Persian Gulf region. Some tell CBS News it feels like they're "in jail."
The agreement, as read by senior U.S. officials, allows Iran to immediately begin exporting oil and petroleum products.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed Alessandra Serano to serve as the Justice Department's national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation cases.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx often points to his prolific fundraising as proof he's the undisputed frontrunner in the race for governor.
CBS Colorado had hoped to bring you a debate between the two Democratic candidates for governor, but that didn't happen. Both parties had agreed that we would record the debate on Monday.
President Trump, who is in France for the G7 summit, said he didn't like that Israel attacked Lebanon two hours before the U.S. signed an agreement with Iran.
Loveland is working to get ahead of the curve this summer after the state's first West Nile virus case of the year was detected.
A WHO official tells CBS News Ebola is still spreading in Congo after a month, as experts race to contain the outbreak in Central Africa.
The affected formula was sold at Target and at Nara.com, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
For most children, kicking a soccer ball around the backyard is an everyday activity. For 6-year-old Hadley McMahon, it's something her family once feared they would never see.
The New World Screwworm was recently found in Texas and New Mexico. Now, state officials have announced an emergency rule to prevent the spread of the flesh-eating parasite into Colorado.
When you walk inside the Conoco station at the corner of University and Bonnie Brae in Denver, you can't help but notice the history on the walls.
Film submissions are officially open, construction projects are beginning at venues across the city, and festival organizers are working with local leaders to shape what the 2027 Sundance Film Festival will look like when it arrives in Colorado.
Some Colorado customers are pushing back against a proposed Xcel Energy rate increase, arguing they are already paying high bills without receiving reliable service.
The sale will split ownership of the pizza chain between a U.S.-based private equity firm and a Chinese restaurant company.
The deal comes just days after SpaceX went public in the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion to help fund its expansion.
Magnus' Law is named after a 17-year-old boy killed by a driver who was never investigated for DUI. But the driver had been drinking.
Most parents assume they get to choose which health insurance plan covers their newborn. For one family, that wasn't the case.
Colorado's legal marijuana industry was built on a promise: strict regulation would protect businesses and consumers, while tax revenue would support schools, roads and public programs. But one of the state's largest cannabis cultivators says that promise is beginning to break down.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.